User1, 19 Dec 2014Battery is not the best after kitkat
Batter drops from 100% at 9am to 20% at 9pm. with aver... moreAs per your description battery is fine for that performance and usability. I am ok with it.

I have realised that the phone's power consumption system/process is very unstable. With the same amount of usage, sometimes i get 4hrs of onscreen time and sometimes 3-3.5 hrs onscreen time.
Seems likee latest update has solved a few bugs and produced many others. Not daring to go for the latest one.

Asus has really screwed up the phone...
This phone is like a chevrolet cruze with a 10 litre tank..

Batter drops from 100% at 9am to 20% at 9pm. with average usage (1 hr call + 30 min watsapp + 1 hr games)
1.) Turn off the auto update in your play store settings
2.) Off your location services
3.) have your brightness setting done manually - have it munimum and increase as and when you need - turn off auto brightness.
4.) By default you will have 12 app shortcuts in your drop down toggle - minimum is 8 and so have only frequently used 8
5.) UN-INSTALL Mcafee - crap for mobile eating up ram
6.) 360 degree is sufficient to clear ram, clean master is sufficient to clean the junk
7.) try keep your lock screen blank
8.) clear app frequently
9.) do not set alarm in repeat mode
10.) If you still see battery as bad - then do a factory reset to your mobile - your mobile will be with kitkat version but your zen ui will be outdated - do not update your zen ui.

aivan, 19 Dec 2014I am planning to buy zenfone 5. So, how does the battery and the phone itself work. And for th... morethis phone is great but please note this phone has a weak battery , so take it into consideration, if yo are even a moderate to heavy user, then this phone is not for you

I am also planning to buy this phone. My colleague has bought and refer it to me. I checked phone. It is awesome at its price. All the features of Executive phone/note/tablet/phablet. Must buy phone. 9/10

Question I am planning to buy a brand new zenfone 5 and update it as soon as I get home till the last jellybean update. Do i have to backup my data and do a full restore? Because the phone is pretty much empty anyway.

Anonymous, 18 Dec 2014Thanks Tomazz,
but can you please let me know if i can download it seperately and move it to... moreForgot to mention something - if the file name has no -user- in the name, then you need to unzip that file before copying it to the internal storage of the phone.